Quantitative evaluation of the civil aviation green development policy of China based on the policy modeling consistency (PMC) index model

• Published in: Transport policy Vol. 162; pp. 171 - 187
• Main Authors: Yiye, Zhang, Mo, Wang, Yuxiu, Chen, Wenze, Han
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2025
• Subjects: Civil aviation; Green development; PMC index model; Policy evaluation; Policy evaluation; Civil aviation; Green development; PMC index model
• ISSN: 0967-070X
• DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2024.11.012

Green development is an economic development approach aimed at efficiency, harmony, and sustainability. Many countries regard the green development of civil aviation as an important economic strategy and have taken a series of measures to reduce its environmental impact. China has also released aseries of policies to promote the green development of the civil aviation industry. Herein, we focus on the implementation of the civil aviation green development policy of China using the PMC index model to evaluate the structure, characteristics, and effectiveness of the policy to make suggestions on improving the policy system. Based on the PMC index scores of the nine primary variables of the sample, the content and subject of the civil aviation green development policy formulation are relatively scientific and comprehensive. China civil aviation green development policy has more room for development in terms of policy incentives and policy functions. This study also provides suggestions for improving the efficiency ofthe policy. •The highlights of this article lie in innovative methods and cutting-edge themes. This article mainly focuses on innovative methods, using the PMC method to study the green development policies of civil aviation. The PMC model, as an emerging policy model proposed only in 2011, is a good method for evaluating policies and can intuitively display the overall situation of policies as well as the advantages, disadvantages, and differences of each individual policy, which meets the needs of researching green development policies for civil aviation. This article focuses on the emerging field of green development in civil aviation. By studying the textual development process of policies, it identifies the focus and gaps of civil aviation green development policies, providing better suggestions for further improving policies.